Liwa Fatemiyoun
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liwa-fatemiyoun-183-7474748
title:
Liwa Fatemiyoun
text:
Liwa Fatemiyoun, literally "Fatimid Banner", also known as Fatemiyoun Division or Fatemiyoun Brigade, is an Afghan Shia militia formed in 2014 to fight in Syria on the side of the Syrian government. The group's officially designated purpose, is the defense of the shrine of Zaynab bint Ali, and to fight "takfiri terrorists" in Syria, which would come to include the Islamic State (IS). It is funded, trained, and equipped by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and fights under the command
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Afghan Shia militia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liwa_Fatemiyoun
date created:
2015-05-07T15:44:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T19:45:29Z
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